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demokratiska

Demokratiska is a Swedish adjective meaning democratic, used to describe things related to democracy or to democratic principles. It commonly modifies nouns in contexts such as politics, law, education, and civic life, and can appear in phrases like demokratiska värderingar (democratic values) or demokratiska institutioner (democratic institutions).

Etymology and history: The word originates from the concept of democracy, itself derived from the Greek demos

Inflection and usage: In Swedish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and definiteness. Demokratisk

Context and nuance: Demokratiska is used across political discussion, academia, and journalism to denote adherence to

See also: demokrati, demokratisk, demokratisering.

(the
people)
and
kratos
(rule).
Through
Latin
and
other
European
languages,
the
term
entered
Swedish
as
part
of
modern
political
vocabulary,
expanding
with
the
growth
of
liberal
and
parliamentary
ideas
in
the
19th
and
20th
centuries.
is
the
base
form
used
for
singular
indefinite
nouns
(ett
demokratiskt
samhälle).
Demokratiska
is
the
form
used
for
plural
nouns
and,
in
many
contexts,
as
the
definite
singular
form
(den
demokratiska
boken)
as
well
as
the
plural
definite
form
(de
demokratiska
böckerna).
Examples
include
demokratiska
reformer,
demokratiska
val,
and
de
demokratiska
partierna.
or
characteristics
of
democracy,
such
as
fair
elections,
the
protection
of
civil
liberties,
and
participatory
governance.
It
can
describe
processes
(demokratiska
val),
systems
(demokratiska
styrelseskick),
or
ideals
(demokratiska
rättigheter).